Sunday, June 9, 2013

Various - D-sides: The Letter "D" folder mix

Feels like it's been ages since I shared one of my letter folder mix comps, so here's to the fourth one in the alphabet. Adhering to the
same theme as my preceding "H" "O" "P" "B" and "G" folder mixes, this robust, 25 song
compendium of totally random artists have only one thing in common -
the first letter of their respective monikers. In fact, no
consideration has been given to genre. For almost every complete album I
have by an artist on my hard drive, I store just as many random one-off
songs by artists I don't have a dedicated folder to. These random
one-offs have been corralled into "letter folders" A through Z. As was
the case with the previous entries I'm not going to publish the track list, but I'm about to drop several hints to give you an idea of what's awaiting 110 megs or so of your hard drive space.

I'm sharing a rarely heard Diodes cut, live Discount, a super early Del Amitri single side (yes, before they sold out), and demos from the Datura Seeds and Drowners. There's acoustic Death Cab, live Dreams So Real, and a radio session track from Dramarama.And I suppose it wouldn't be a "letter" comp without some thoughtful covers, this installment courtesy of the Dangtrippers and Dipsomaniacs. The fabulous Dion McGregor spins a surreal narrative in his sleep, and if that wasn't enough, you're sure to get your punk on with drugMoney and The Drips. With that, I shall let the other half of this mix remain a total surprise.